Golf-form apparatus



March 24, 1925. 1,530,519

c. D. REMINGTON GOLF FORM APPARATUS Filed Feb. 23, 1923 IN VEN TORS.CWHEL ES 17 kcw/wcra/m A TTORNEYS.

Patented Mar. 24, 1 925.

UNITED STATES, PATENT' OFFICE CHARLES REMINGTON, OF INDIANAPOLIS,INDIANA. ASSIGNOIL OF ONE-HALF TO EDWARD DE GROOT, OF INDIANAPOLIS,INDIANA.

GOLF-FORM APPARATUS.

Application filed February 23, 1923. Serial No. 620,729.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES D. REMING- TON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Indianapolis, county of Marion, and State ofIndiana, have invented a certain new and useful Golf-Form Apparatus; andI do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,in which like numerals refer to like parts.

' This invention relates to a training apparatus for golf players,particularly for use in teaching beginners to swing on the ball.

It is well known that it is the tendency of the average beginner orplayer who has not acquired proper form, to raise his body when swingingthe club back preparatory to striking the ball. In some instances thebody is elevated on the toes, and usually the shoulders or upper portionof the body is also raised in bringing the club up. In order, to acquireproper form and be able to strike the ball squarely and follow through,that tendency to raise u must be overcome. The feet must remain xed onthe ground, and the upper portion of the body, the ,waist, shoulders andhead must remain in fixed position. Only a turning movement of the waistand shoulders with the corresponding movement of the legs may be had,while the feet and head remain in fixed position.

It is the object of this invention to pro-- vide a brace for holding andmaintaining the body from any vertical or upward movement when swingingback for a stroke, said brace permitting the required lateral swingthereof. By swinging the club while held to the brace, the player istaught to swing without elevating the body, so that in actual play thenatural tendency to do so will have been overcome.

The full nature of this invention will be understood from theaccompanying drawings and the following description and claims.

In the drawings, Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the apparatus. Fig. 2 isa plan view looking down thereon. Fig. 3 is a front elevation thereof.Fig. 4 illustrates the position.

of the shoulder plate when the player follows through. Fig. 5illustrates the position of the body plate when the player followsthrough.

In the drawings there is shown a base 10 upon which the player standsand the supporting post 11 is rigidly mounted. Said post is rigidlybraced by the members 12. On the forward face of the post there isprovided a vertically extending key 13. 'Slidably mounted on the post11, and adjustable vertically thereon, there is a laterally. extendingarm 11 extending from the collar 15 which surrounds said post and isclamped thereon at the rear side by the screw 16. The collar 15 isprovided with the groove 17 in which the key 13 extends so as topermit'the vertical adjustment of the arm upon the post, but prevent anylateral turning movement thereof. By means f the clamping screw 16 thearm 14 may be adjusted and clamped in position upon the post so as to beadjustable to players of varying height.

Pivoted on the outer end of the arm 14 there is a body plate 18 which iscurved to conform to the contour of the back of the player about thewaist line. On each side of the arm 14 there are provided the stopprojections 19 against which the body plate 18 is adapted to abut whenswinging laterally so that its lateral swinging movement will belimited.

The arm 14 is adjusted in height so that the body plate 18 will strikethe player at about the waist line extending across his back, and isprovided with the straps 20 arranged to pass about the body and besecured to each end of the plate for holding him firmly in position.

lVhen the player is addressing the ball and getting his stance, the bodyplate 18 is centrally positioned, as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. As theplayer swings back at the beginning of the stroke, he may swing his bodyand the body plate 18 about a horizontal plane to the position shown inFig. 4, but will be prevented from raising or elevating his body. As heswings through,

striking the ball, his body and the plate 18.

will swing to the left in a horizontal plane until the body platereaches the position shown in Fig. 5 at the end of the stroke. The bodywill, therefore, still be compelled to swing only in a horizontal planein following through.

From the foregoing it' will be obvious that the body plate will permitof no vertical movement or elevation of the body during the swing, butwill compel the player to swing back and through with his body moving ina horizontal plane, which is desirable for acquiring proper form andenabling the player to properly strike the ball. However, in the case ofapplyingthe apparatus to most persons, it is more desirable to employ ashoulder brace rather than a body brace. In that instance the body bracemay be removed from the standard 11 altogether. Therefore, the apparatusmay be employed by using both the body brace and shoulder brace, oreither of them separately, depending upon the nature of the requirementsof the pupil.

The shoulder brace comprises an arm 21 extending outwardly from thestandard 11 and supported thereupon by means of the collar 22 and screw23, said arm having a key-way so as to be vertically 'slidable upon thebrace, but prevented from lateral movement thereon by means of the key18. Mounted in the arm 21, there is an extension bar 24 having aplurality of holes therein through which the pin 25 may be inserted forthe longitudinal extension thereof. The shoulder plate 26, so curved asto adapt itself to the back of the pupil between the shoulders, ismounted upon the end of the bar 24 by means of the universal joint 27,whereby it is free to pivot vertically and laterally. An adjustablebrace 28 is pivotally secured between the bottom of the arm 21 and thelower portion of the plate 26, so that the brace will be rigidly held inproper position while permitting its free pivotal movement. The plate 26may be provided with cross straps, 29 for strapping the shoulders of thepupil thereto, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, or may be provided with springmetal bands 30, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, for yieldingly clamping theshoulders of the pupil against the plate.

The shoulder plate acts to prevent raising b the shoulders out ofsubstantially a horizontal plane while swinging on the ball and stillpermits of the necessary free lateral swinging movement.

The invention claimed is:

1. In a device of the class described, a vertically extending supportingpost, a laterally extending arm slidably mounted on said post, means forsecuring said arm in adjusted position thereon, and a body securingplate pivoted on the end of said arm, and means for restricting saidplate to a swinging movement in a horizontal plane.

2. In a device of the class described, avertically extending supportingpost, a laterally extending arm slidably mounted on said post, means forsecuring said arm in adjusted position thereon, a body securing platepivoted on the end of said arm, and means for restricting said plate toa swinging movement in a horizontal plane, and means on said arm forlimiting the lateral swinging movement thereof.

3. In a device of the class described, a vertically extending supportinglaterally extending arm slidably mounted on said post, means forsecuring said arm in adjusted position thereon, a plate pivoted on theend of said arm, and means for restricting said plate to a swingingmovement in a horizontal plane, and means for securing a body to saidplate.

4. In a device of the class described, a vertically extending supportingpost, a laterally extending arm slidably mounted on said post, means forsecuring said arm in adjusted position thereon, a body securing plate, auniversal joint for connecting said plate to the end of said arm,adjustable means for restricting said plate to a horizontal swingingmovement and means on said plate for securing the body thereto.

5. In a device of the class described, a vertically extending supportingpost, a laterally extending arm slidably mounted on said post, means forsecuring said arm in adjusted position thereon, an extension memberadjustably mounted with respect to said arm for "permitting theextension thereof, a plate, a universal joint connection between saidplate and extension member, adjustable means for restricting said plateto a horizontal swinging movement and means on said plate for securing abody thereto.

6. In a device of the class described, a vertically extending supportingpost, a laterally extending arm slidably mounted on said post, means forsecuring said arm in adjusted position thereon, a plate, a universaljoint for connecting said plate to the end of said arm, means on saidplate for securing the body thereto, and an adjustable portion of saidplate.

7. A device for training a golf player comprising a support. and an .armextending therefrom and vertically adjustable with respect thereto, ashoulder plate adapted to be secured to the shoulders of the player,means for restricting said shoulder plate to a lateral .swingingmovement, a second arm extending from and vertically adjustable uponsaid support, and a waist securing means pivotally mounted on the end ofsaid arm, said means being so pivoted as to be restricted to a lateralswinging movement, whereby the shoulders and waist of the player will beheld against vertical movement and be permitted to freely swing inmaking a drive.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto affixed my signature.

CHARLES D. REMINGTON.

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